FDA Adverse Event Injury Summary report: N

SYMPHONY

MDR report key: 3863884 · Received June 10, 2014

Report

Report Number
1000165971-2014-00336
Event Type
Injury
Date Received
June 10, 2014
Date of Event
June 4, 2014
Report Date
June 6, 2014
Manufacturer
SORIN CRM
Product Code
NVZ
PMA / PMN Number
PP950029
Adverse Event
Yes
Report Source
Manufacturer report
Reporter Location
JA
Reporter Occupation
PHYSICIAN

Narratives

Additional Manufacturer Narrative · 1

PRELIMINARY ANALYSIS REVEALED A FAILURE (DAMAGE) AT THE LEVEL OF A COMPONENT THAT COULD EXPLAIN AN OVERCONSUMPTION OF THE DEVICE.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING A REGULAR FOLLOW-UP PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE HAD ALREADY REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.5 KOHM. THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO ((B)(6) 2013) AND SHOWED A BATTERY IMPEDANCE OF 2.97 KOHM WITH A TIME TO ERI OF 21 MONTHS. SINCE TIME TO ERI WAS DISPLAYED AS 21 MONTHS AT THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP, THE NEXT FOLLOW-UP (THIS FOLLOW-UP) WAS SCHEDULED ONE YEAR LATER AT THAT TIME. PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED THE DEVICE ON (B)(6) 2014 AND IT WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AT RE-OPERATION, THE DEVICE WAS INTERROGATED AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.8KOHM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING A REGULAR FOLLOW-UP PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE HAD ALREADY REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.5 KOHM. THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO ((B)(6) 2013) AND SHOWED A BATTERY IMPEDANCE OF 2.97 KOHM WITH A TIME TO ERI OF 21 MONTHS. SINCE TIME TO ERI WAS DISPLAYED AS 21 MONTHS AT THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP, THE NEXT FOLLOW-UP (THIS FOLLOW-UP) WAS SCHEDULED ONE YEAR LATER AT THAT TIME. PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED THE DEVICE ON (B)(6) 2014 AND IT WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AT RE-OPERATION, THE DEVICE WAS INTERROGATED AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.8KOHM.

Description of Event or Problem · 1

REPORTEDLY, DURING A REGULAR FOLLOW-UP PERFORMED ON (B)(6) 2014, IT WAS FOUND THAT THE DEVICE HAD ALREADY REACHED ELECTIVE REPLACEMENT INDICATOR (ERI) AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.5 KOHM. THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP WAS PERFORMED A YEAR AGO ((B)(6) 2013) AND SHOWED A BATTERY IMPEDANCE OF 2.97 KOHM WITH A TIME TO ERI OF 21 MONTHS. SINCE TIME TO ERI WAS DISPLAYED AS 21 MONTHS AT THE PREVIOUS FOLLOW-UP, THE NEXT FOLLOW-UP (THIS FOLLOW-UP) WAS SCHEDULED ONE YEAR LATER AT THAT TIME. PHYSICIAN EXPLANTED THE DEVICE ON (B)(6) 2014 AND IT WILL BE RETURNED FOR ANALYSIS. AT RE-OPERATION, THE DEVICE WAS INTERROGATED AND BATTERY IMPEDANCE WAS AT 12.8KOHM.

Devices

Seq Brand Generic Product Code Manufacturer Model Lot UDI-DI
338948 SYMPHONY PULSE GENERATOR, PERMANENT, IMPLANTABLE NVZ SORIN CRM SYMPHONY DR 2550 M071025

Patients

Seq Age Sex Outcome Treatment
1 Required Intervention